Chloroplasts were isolated from triazine-sensitive and triazine-resistant biotypes of common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris L.), common lambsquarter (Chenopodium album L.), and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.). Chloroplast lipids were extracted and analyzed for differences among sensitive and resistant biotypes. The distribution of lipid between major lipid classes differed in chloropla...

Recebido para publicação em 29/10/2008 Aceito para publicação em 16/5/2009 (003913) 1 Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, n. 715, CEP 01246-904, São Paulo – SP, Brazil, E-mail: [email protected] 2 Instituto do Coração (Heart Institute) (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil *A quem ...

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